Business Stories from March 8, 2015 (Change date)
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Officials predict $300M revenue bump for St. Louis stadiumMar 09, 2015 8:04 pm - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri economic development officials on Monday told a House panel that building a new football stadium in St. Louis could bring nearly $300...
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GM plans $5B stock buyback, averts showdown with hedge fundsMar 09, 2015 10:34 am - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors agreed to buy back $5 billion in stock by the end of next year as part of a plan to return more cash to shareholders. In return, an activis...
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Alcoa and General Motors are big market moversMar 09, 2015 4:04 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Alcoa Inc., down 78 cents to $1...
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Wisconsin governor signs bill ending mandatory union duesMar 09, 2015 9:04 pm - BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed into law a measure that prohibits requiring a worker to pay union dues, striking another blow agains...
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High court: Amtrak like gov't agency in helping set rulesMar 09, 2015 11:34 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Amtrak is more like a part of the government than a private corporation when it helps federal agencies craf...
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World's tallest observation wheel falls short on ridersMar 09, 2015 2:34 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The world's tallest observation wheel hasn't quite reached the elevated expectations of its owner. Caesars Entertainment officials have said the High Ro...
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CBO projects $486B budget deficit, about same as last yearMar 09, 2015 11:34 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal budget deficit will hit $486 billion this year, nearly matching the lowest shortfall of President Barack Obama's term in office, according ...
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Greek authorities indict 64 over Siemens bribery allegationsMar 09, 2015 11:34 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities have indicted more than 60 people to stand trial over an alleged bribery scandal 17 years ago, involving a telecom contract for G...
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Sony Mobile cuts 1,000 jobs at unit in SwedenMar 09, 2015 11:04 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Sony says it will cut 1,000 jobs at a mobile phone unit in Lund, Sweden. Sony Mobile Communications spokeswoman Kajsa Petersson said Monday the move is ...
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Rising price of heroin-overdose antidote worries advocatesMar 09, 2015 6:04 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Price hikes are curtailing access to a popular form of an antidote to heroin overdoses, with costs doubling in the past year and the manufacturer's s...
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